The ASC recently announced three nominees for the Spotlight Award, which recognizes outstanding cinematography in a feature-length film that was exhibited in limited release, at film festivals or internationally.

The nominees are:

Adam Arkapaw — Macbeth

Mátyás Erdély, HSC — Son of Saul

Cary Joji Fukunaga — Beasts of No Nation

Fukunaga was unavailable for an interview. The following are excerpts from interviews with Arkapaw and Erdély that were published in American Cinematographer.